Shahid Afridi will face former club Peshawar Zalmi in the second match of Sunday's double-header in Dubai.

Table-toppers Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings will look to maintain their unbeaten runs when they take on Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi, respectively, in Pakistan Super League (PSL) third season's double-header in Dubai on Sunday, February 25.

The Sultans will be playing their third match of the ongoing season, having won the first two matches by comfortable margins — a seven-wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi on February 22 and a 43-run thrashing of Lahore Qalandars the following day.

The new franchise has ridden on the batting performances of Kumar Sangakkara and captain Shoaib Malik. The former Sri Lankan batsman has scored 120 runs, including half-centuries in both his outings. Opener Ahmed Shehzad chipped in with a handy 38-run knock against the Qalandars.

With the likes of Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo adding more firepower to the batting unit, the Sultans are favorites to down the United, who suffered a 34-run defeat against Zalmi on Saturday.

Notably, the Islamabad-based franchise was without its regular captain Misbah-ul-Haq as the former Pakistan star reportedly had a hamstring niggle.

United's batting unit looked depleted in the absence of Misbah as foreign stars Luke Ranchi, Chadwick Walton and Andre Russell failed to make the desired impact with the bat.

Shahid Afridi faces former franchise!

Shahid Afridi had played for Darren Sammy's Peshawar Zalmi in the first two seasons of PSL.EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images

The highlight of the second fixture of Saturday is Pakistan star Afridi turning up for the Kings against his former franchise — Zalmi.

The 37-year-old made a huge impact on his debut for the Imad Wasim-led franchise as he took a blinder near the boundary rope during their 19-run win over the Gladiators on February 23.

The Kings are looking for their second straight win on Saturday. While their bowling unit looks settled, their lower-middle order's batting collapse in their season opener is an area of concern. The likes of Afridi and Wasim need to step up and deliver with the bat.

On the other hand, all eyes in the Zalmi camp will be on 33-year-old Pakistan pacer Umaid Asif, who helped his team beat United on Saturday with a five-wicket haul on league debut.